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2013-09-20 05:24 pm
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Things Your Character Will Immediately Notice About Zevran

There are some things your character is just gonna notice right off the bat about Zevran. He's meant to be striking in appearance and tends to trade on that, not bothering to hide the following features about himself. But Dragon Age: Origins is a game with horrible graphics that make for unclear, grainy icons. So, here, have this post.

So, Zevran's
• an elf.
This means he has pointed ears, and is slightly shorter than average adult male humans by about a head or so. As an example, when talking to male characters in the game, he has to look up. For adult human women, he's about on eye-level with them. Anyway, the shortness thing isn't a huge deal, but the pointed ears definitely, well, point to him being an elf. It is always safe to assume Zevran's ears are clearly visible unless I directly state otherwise.
• tan.
He's clearly meant to be a shade or two darker than the white characters in the game he's from. Your character can make of this what they will, or won't, whatever. It's just relevant to mention.
• got facial tattoos.
Closeup reference here! It also shows you what his ears look like up close.
• got an accent.
An accent he never bothers to hide, and, if anything, plays up a bit when it suits him. Here's a video of what it sounds like. It's supposed to sound vaguely Spanish / Italian, but your character can pick up on that as you see fit.


Everything here is something your character can notice without infomodding me at all. They're all things that would be immediately obvious to anyone meeting him in person or hearing his voice, respectively. I have tried to make it obvious in some logs and threads when possible, but after a point, I will forget. Thus! This post.

If you have aaany questions about what your character might notice, or not notice, or what exactly X Y Z looks like or sounds like, feel free to ask here!

(And for the particularly savvy, yes, I know the elf design was retconned in DA2, but it was retconned again for DA:I and at this point I'm just sticking to how he looks in DA:O until someone apps a DA2 elf character and then I'll just talk to them and figure it out ok ok.)
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2013-09-20 04:35 pm
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HMD.

you know what to do.
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2013-09-19 11:15 pm
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wardening.

So, to keep this brief: this is a basic rough outline for what happens in DA:O. It's not super necessary to know all of this for the purposes of Zevran's app, but it's good, I think, to just have a general overview so you guys know what I'm talking about if you're confused. Mind you, these details aren't extremely important to the app.

I basically have them up here so I can keep them straight, and you can, if necessary, tell if I'm not being consistent with the facts of Zevran's potentially multiple choice past. Basically what I'm saying is, you don't have to 100% understand what I'm talking about below, if you're not familiar with Dragon Age, but in case I fuck up later there will be evidence that I've fucked up.

  • The Warden in this particular version of events was a female Brosca, or, a female casteless Dwarf from Orzammar.
  • At the Circle of Magi, Brosca refused to enact the Rite of Constripction, saving the Circle of Magi herself. She later used the Circle's friendship to save Connor and Isolde at Redcliffe.
  • Zevran did not participate in these events, as he hadn't joined their group yet. He joined after Connor's possession was ended.
  • At this point, Zevran then attempted to kill Brosca and her companions, and failed. He then pledged his service and loyalty to Brosca in return for his life, and fought alongside her for the rest of the Blight. Zevran bore witness, indirectly or not, to all the events after this point.
  • After Zevran was recruited, Brosca went to the Dalish elves in the Brecilian Forest. Brosca managed to convince Zathrian to put the curse aside and let himself die; Zevran witnessed this first-hand.
  • Afterward, Brosca retrieved the Urn of Sacred Ashes, refusing to take part in the ancient blood ritual of Haven.
  • Brosca went to Orzammar next, where she backed Bhelen for the throne, and destroyed the Anvil of the Void.
  • In Denerim, Zevran fought alongside Brosca and her companions, refusing to betray them when the Crows tried to lure him back.
  • It can be assumed that Brosca maxed out her approval with all of her companions, did the necessary companion quests, and gave them the necessary gifts.
  • During this, Brosca romanced Alistair, and put Anora on the throne of Ferelden to conclude the succession crisis.
  • Brosca then went off to continue being a Warden with Alistair.
  • Afterward, Zevran left Ferelden with the intention of killing off the Antivan Crows.

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2013-09-12 01:19 am
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